His acclaimed body of work ran the gamut, from screwball comedy (Bringing Up Baby) to mystery (The Big Sleep) to westerns (Red River). MovieFanFare wants to know which of director Howard Hawks’ films is your favorite.
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Everybody needs a best friend…even if that friend is a six-foot rabbit that one else can see! Melanie Simone looks at the 1950 Universal comedy Harvey, based on a hit Broadway play and starring James Stewart as good-hearted inebriate Elwood P. Dowd.
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It was exactly 55 years ago that a young Steve McQueen had to rescue Downingtown, Pennsylvania, from the gelatinous intergalactic menace of The Blob. We’ve got more Tinseltown trivia for you to beware.
Read more →Did you know that now, there’s even a website that reviews the film reviewers? Yes, it’s come to that. With print film critics losing their jobs one after the other, and the passing of Roger Ebert sort of putting an…
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He may have been in his thirties when he first hit Hollywood, but the skill, sensitivity, and pure presence made him an immediate star, and kept him one for four decades. We’re giving a nod to the legendary Burt Lancaster for the centenary of his birth.
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We’re keeping our eye on DVDs that may soon fade from view, such as this 1966 spy-craze sampling starring Monica
Vitti as sizzling super-agent Modesty Blaise.
George Clooney stars as Matt King who struggles with unexpected occurrences in his monotonous life. Guest blogger Amanda Howard reviews this 2011 comedy-drama. Is this one of your favorite Clooney flicks? Let us know what you think.
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MovieFanFare’s chronicle of the cinematic heroics of English parson-by-day/smuggler-by-night Christopher Syn concludes with Walt Disney’s 1963 adventure Dr. Syn, Alias the Scarecrow, starring Patrick McGoohan in the dual title roles.
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One actor. Two film roles. You tell us which portrayal was the best. The most memorable. Or iconic. Or simply your favorite. But before you pass judgment, a few words defending the “character” of each… The case for Laurie Strode…
Read more →I’ve been thinking about this genre we love, the horror-comedy, and while always pondering the places it’s been (the whole reason for this project) the notion of where it is going or even where it is now intrigues me as…
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